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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

April 27, 2010

Newmont Mining Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                   Delaware                  
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
                    001-31240                    
(Commission File Number)
 
                              84-1611629                             
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.
 
6363 South Fiddlers Green Circle, Greenwood Village, CO  80111
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

                               (303) 863-7414                               
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
 
 
 

ITEM 2.02.  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
On April 27, 2010, Newmont Mining Corporation, a Delaware corporation, issued a news release reporting its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010.  A copy of the news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
 
 
ITEM 9.01  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d) Exhibits
 
Exhibit Number     
 Description of Exhibit
   
99.1 
News Release dated April 27, 2010
 
 
 
 
 
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
By:
/s/ Jeffrey K. Reeser  
  Name:   Jeffrey K. Reeser  
  Title: Vice President and Secretary  
       
 
Dated:  April 27, 2010
 
 
 
 

EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit Number     
 Description of Exhibit
   
99.1 
News Release dated April 27, 2010